Year 4 - English
Exploring and performing 'Night Flight' by Laura Mucha
Laura Mucha: performance poetry
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils read, respond to and perform a variety of poems by the poet, Laura Mucha. They will watch Mucha perform her own poems and learn from her about what makes an effective performance. Finally, pupils will practise different skills to perform each poem effectively to an audience.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to identify a range of poetic devices and perform a poem.
Key Notes
- Poets can use a range of poetic devices to enhance the meaning or impact of their poems.
- Personification is describing a non-living thing as if it is a person.
- Alliteration is when words that begin with the same sound are placed close together.
- Understanding a poem, its language and the impression it creates will help us to create an impactful performance.
- There are many things we can do to prepare for a performance, including practising reading the poem aloud.
Vocabulary To Learn
- imagery: the use of language to create a mental picture or sensory experience for the reader or listener
- alliteration: the repetition of the same sound found at the start of words that come close together
- personification: describing a non-living thing as if it is a person
- atmosphere: the mood created in a section or whole of a text
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may think a person is either 'good' or 'bad' at performing.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Poets can use a range of poetic devices to enhance the meaning or impact of their poems. Personification is describing a non-living thing as if it is a person.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'imagery'
the use of language to create a mental picture or sensory experience for the reader or listener.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may think a person is either 'good' or 'bad' at performing. Correction: Explain that successful performances need practice, like any skill. By identifying the elements that contribute to a successful performance, we can then practise them.
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